| Creatine is probably one of the best known and widely | | | | Does creatine build muscles? Using creatine while you |
| used supplements on the market today. Bodybuilders | | | | are weight training will assist your muscles in growing |
| and athletes have been using creatine in their | | | | bigger and stronger. Creatine alone will not build up |
| workouts for years because of its performance | | | | your muscle size or strength. Think of it as helping your |
| enhancing qualities. A common question that many | | | | muscles respond to the work you are doing in the |
| body builders have asked is does creatine build | | | | weight room more effectively. |
| muscles? This article will help answer that question. | | | | Creatine hydrates muscle cells. This hydration (taking in |
| Creatine accomplishes a few things when taken. It | | | | water) makes the muscles look fuller and bigger. It |
| helps muscles retain water so when you weight train | | | | may also stimulate protein synthesis. It is possible that |
| your muscles will respond and grow more efficiently. | | | | creatine supplementation may increase the production |
| Creatine also assists in developing strength and | | | | of human growth hormone. |
| increased endurance as well. | | | | It is best to use creatine after you have begun a |
| If you understand what creatine does and the effects | | | | weight training routine. You will begin to see results in |
| it has on muscle building the your expectations will | | | | your muscle strength and growth as time goes on, as |
| become more realistic when using it. Using creatine | | | | long as you are putting the work in. If you do stop |
| does not mean you will grow huge muscles overnight | | | | taking the creatine you will likely lose the effects it had |
| or even in a few weeks. You have to do the work. If | | | | on water retention in the muscle cells. The good news |
| you aren't lifting weights while supplementing with | | | | is if you were training hard with the weights you won't |
| creatine your results will be poor. Creatine is only an | | | | lose the muscle you have gained. |
| adjunct to the hard work you do in the gym. | | | | |